June 5-6, 2024, Kodiak, Alaska
The Council is holding a two-day Climate Scenarios Workshop in Kodiak, AK on Wednesday, June 5th and Thursday, June 6th in conjunction with the Council’s June meeting in Kodiak, AK.
Pre-Workshop Discussions
Leading up to the Climate Scenarios Workshop, three virtual discussions will be held in preparation. The purpose of the virtual sessions is to begin exploring the questions and concepts that will be discussed at the workshop, and help participants prepare to engage in discussion. These sessions will be recorded. Click for the eAgenda for all three sessions. Advance registration is not required.
Session 1: Climate change impacts in an uncertain future: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 1:00-2:00 pm AK ZOOM LINK; enter password: NPFMC
This session will review the anticipated climate change impacts to the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska, followed by a discussion of the challenges involved in planning for climate change effects that are likely to become more frequent and impactful.
Session 2: Defining climate readiness: Tuesday, April 30 2024 1:00-2:00 pm AK ZOOM LINK; enter password: NPFMC
This session will explore the meaning of “climate readiness” through recent work including the Council’s Climate Readiness Synthesis Report, and community climate adaptation planning efforts, followed by a discussion of different perspectives on climate readiness.
Session 3: Introduction to scenario planning: Tuesday, May 14 2024 1:00-2:00 pm AK ZOOM LINK; enter password: NPFMC
This session will provide an introduction to climate scenario planning and the scenarios that will be discussed at the NPFMC Climate Scenarios Workshop. This information will also be provided as briefing material and discussed at the workshop.
Climate Scenarios Workshop
The Climate Scenarios Workshop will be held Wednesday, June 5th and Thursday, June 6th in conjunction with the Council’s June meeting in Kodiak, AK. The workshop will explore ideas for improving the climate resiliency and readiness of all federally managed fisheries under the Council’s jurisdiction in the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea, and the Aleutian Islands. The workshop is intended to generate ideas for the Council’s future consideration and no decisions or actions will be taken during the workshop sessions.
While this workshop is built into the Council meeting schedule, it is not part of the formally convened Council, Advisory Panel (AP), and Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) sessions. The workshop does not overlap with other scheduled sessions and Council, SSC, and AP members as well as interested members of the public will be able to attend.
How to participate and prepare for the workshop
The Council encourages stakeholders to be active participants in the meeting. There will be options for both in-person and online participation. The Council is unable to provide travel support. The main sessions will be broadcast, and the workshop will include virtual breakout sessions. Participants are asked to register in advance so we can plan accordingly.
Preparing for the meeting:
- Workshop materials: Final workshop materials including the agenda and scenarios will be posted to the workshop eAgenda by May 10. This will include a discussion guide and questions. Reviewing the scenarios and giving some thought to the discussion questions before the meeting will be helpful in preparation.
- Pre-meeting virtual discussions: There will be three pre-workshop virtual discussions. Members of the public are invited to attend these sessions live via Zoom or view recordings on the Council’s Youtube channel.
At the workshop in June:
- Participating in the meeting: The main opportunity for participation in the workshop will be through small group breakout sessions. Virtual attendees will have separate Zoom breakout groups that will offer the same opportunity for discussion as the in-person breakouts. There will also be some opportunities for open discussion during the main session and wrap-up sessions.
- Comments: The public can provide written comments on the eAgenda, and I’ll be giving a follow-up presentation on the workshop during staff tasking at the end of the Council meeting.
Following the meeting:
- Workshop report: The workshop report will be available in September 2024. This report will synthesize and organize from across all of the workshop breakout discussions.
- October Council meeting: At the October Council meeting, the Council, SSC, and AP will receive a staff report on the Climate Scenarios Workshop and may discuss next steps at this time. The public may submit written comments to October’s eAgenda when it’s published and register to provide comments in person or virtually during the meeting.
If you are interested in receiving occasional updates about the Council’s climate readiness work, including information and reminders about the June 2024 Climate Scenarios Workshop, please click to join our Climate Readiness Mailing List. Information about the workshop will also be posted to this page.